Thank you! "Bless me" was indeed a clue
First I searched in the LotR, thinking it must be a hobbit speaking. What made me look in the right place, were all those questionmarks, and "song".
"----!" he cried "-----/! ----/ ---/ ------/ ---/ ------/. -/ -----/ ----/ ---/ --/ --/ ---/ -/ -------/ --/ --/ -----/."